Updated: 2022-01-12 10:53:00 EST
This webpage/report is intended to aggregate information from different agencies (i.e. USACE, SFWMD, FWC, USGS and NOAA) into one spot to help inform local government agencies and stakeholders on conditions within Lake Okeechobee, the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary and Coastal southwest Florida. The data provided here should be considered preliminary and are subject to change.
Daily discharge volume in Acre-Feet per day for the last 14-days. Data Source: USACE | |||||||||||||||
Date | S77 | S78 | S79 | S310 | S351 | S352 | S354 | L8 | S308 | S80 | NthLake 1 | WCA1 | WCA2 | WCA3 | ENP 2 |
01-11 | 2582 | 3264 | 4325 | 91 | 2886 | 419 | 220 | 220 | 1069 | 0 | 1018 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 1,882.313 |
01-10 | 2767 | 2865 | 3908 | 212 | 2285 | 413 | 422 | 296 | 1343 | 0 | 1039 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 2,144.131 |
01-09 | 2763 | 3263 | 3880 | 19 | 1246 | 145 | 413 | 333 | 805 | 0 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 1,600.660 |
01-08 | 3312 | 3346 | 4735 | 78 | 1232 | 482 | 659 | 363 | 1051 | 0 | 996 | 0 | 0 | 778 | 1,820.825 |
01-07 | 3737 | 3691 | 4206 | 79 | 2265 | 609 | 668 | 294 | 1103 | 0 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1,810.908 |
01-06 | 3663 | 3312 | 4161 | 46 | 1983 | 405 | 746 | 313 | 1131 | 0 | 1218 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 2,453.552 |
01-05 | 4600 | 3067 | 4046 | 1827 | 486 | 657 | 280 | 1436 | 0 | 766 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 3,282.643 | |
01-04 | 3634 | 3762 | 4060 | -2 | 1876 | 171 | 768 | 214 | 1367 | 0 | 1162 | 159 | 60 | 0 | 3,189.420 |
01-03 | 2551 | 2555 | 3839 | -14 | 1650 | 202 | 349 | 83 | 0 | 23 | 853 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3,016.858 |
01-02 | 2892 | 2731 | 3809 | -2 | 936 | 0 | 676 | 87 | 0 | 35 | 869 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3,014.874 |
01-01 | 3134 | 2734 | 3790 | -3 | 938 | 0 | 613 | 97 | 0 | 42 | 797 | 177 | 42 | 151 | 3,068.428 |
12-31 | 3316 | 2827 | 3976 | -8 | 1148 | 20 | 811 | 202 | 0 | 64 | 785 | 228 | 50 | 0 | 3,260.825 |
12-30 | 3354 | 3036 | 4118 | -3 | 1517 | 145 | 920 | 179 | 0 | 53 | 795 | 809 | 42 | 0 | 3,098.180 |
1 Includes discharges from Fisheating Creek, S71, S72, S84, S84X, S65E, and S65EX1 | |||||||||||||||
2 Estimated as S12s+(S333+S333N)-S356. If no data is present (i.e. -NR-) either S12s, S333s or S356 data is not available. | |||||||||||||||
Average and total net discharge volume in Acre-Feet per day for the last 7-days. Data Source: USACE | |||||||||||||||
Statistic | S77 | S78 | S79 | S310 | S351 | S352 | S354 | L8 | S308 | S80 | NthLake | WCA1 | WCA2 | WCA3 | ENP |
Average | 3346 | 3258 | 4180 | 88 | 1961 | 422 | 541 | 300 | 1134 | 0 | 978 | 3 | 30 | 321 | 2,142.148 |
Total | 23425 | 22808 | 29261 | 525 | 13724 | 2957 | 3784 | 2099 | 7938 | 0 | 6845 | 18 | 212 | 2245 | 14,995.033 |
Average and total net discharge volume in Acre-Feet per day for the last 14-days. Data Source: USACE | |||||||||||||||
Statistic | S77 | S78 | S79 | S310 | S351 | S352 | S354 | L8 | S308 | S80 | NthLake | WCA1 | WCA2 | WCA3 | ENP |
Average | 3254 | 3112 | 4066 | 41 | 1676 | 269 | 609 | 228 | 716 | 17 | 931 | 107 | 39 | 184 | 2,587.971 |
Total | 42305 | 40453 | 52853 | 493 | 21790 | 3495 | 7922 | 2961 | 9304 | 217 | 12107 | 1390 | 508 | 2396 | 33,643.618 |
Caloosahatchee Conditions Summary: Flow to the Caloosahatchee Estuary had a 7-day average of 2,107 cfs at S-79 with a 7-day average of 1,687 cfs (80%) coming from the lake at S-77. The 14-day moving average flow at S-79 is 2,035 cfs and has been in the optimal flow envelope (750 - 2100 cfs; RECOVER 2020) for 48 days.
Lake Flows: In the past 7 days the total outflow from Lake Okeechobee was 54,452 AF with 23,425 AF to the Caloosahatchee through S-77,7,938 AF to St Lucie through S-308, 525 AF through S-310 in Clewiston, and 20,465 AF to the EAA through S-351, S-352, and S-354. The total net inflow to the Lake was 6,845 AF (6,845 AF from Fisheating Creek, S-71, S-72, S-84s, S-65EX, and S-65EX1) . Water conservation areas received flows of 18 AF, 212 AF, and 2,245 AF at WCA1, WCA2, and WCA3, respectively. Everglades National Park received 14,995 AF.
Lake Okeechobee Level: 15.22 ft (Operational Management Band)
Lake Okeechobee Inflow: 513 cfs
Last Week: 15.40 ft
Lake Okeechobee Outflow: 3794 cfs
Weekly Rainfall Total:
WP Franklin 0.01"
Ortona 0.02"
Moore Haven 0.02"
Stage and recession rates this time for the current and last three water years | ||||
Date | Water Year | Stage | 7-Day Recession Rate | 30-Day Recession Rate |
01-11 | 2019 | 12.46 | -0.21 | -0.34 |
01-11 | 2020 | 13.06 | -0.11 | 0.11 |
01-11 | 2021 | 15.66 | -0.13 | -0.33 |
01-11 | 2022 | 15.22 A | -0.18 | -0.58 |
A Value provided by SFWMD DBKEY:N3466 | ||||
B -0.5 ft 30-d⁻¹ maximum 30-day Recession Rate for HAB Deviation | ||||
Weekly (01/05 - 01/11) rainfall totals along the Caloosahatchee River | |
Mointoring Location 1 | Weekly |
S79 (WP Franklin) | 0.0 |
S78 (Ortona) | 0.0 |
S77 (Moore Haven) | 0.0 |
1 Data Source: SFWMD DBHYDRO (DBKEYS 16414,15495,16415) and USACE reports | |
2 Based on data from 01/05/2022 - 01/11/2022 | |
Weekly mean water quality sonde Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin concentration at monitoring locations across Lake Okeechobee | ||||
Site | 7-day Mean | 7-day Mean | Green Algal | Blue-green Algae |
L001 | 48 | 123 | High Concern | High Concern |
L005 | 36 | 73 | Warning | High Concern |
L006 | 0 | 28 | Min. Concern | Min. Concern |
LZ40 | 12 | 10 | Min. Concern | Min. Concern |
POLESOUT1 | 49 | 124 | High Concern | High Concern |
POLESOUT3 | 131 | 10 | High Concern | Min. Concern |
1 Based on data from 01/06/2022 - 01/12/2022 | ||||
2 Chlorophyll Categories: | ||||
3 Phycocyanin Categories: | ||||
Cyanobacteria Index for Lake Okeechobee for 2022-01-11 (Data Source: NOAA NCCOS)
Of the 25 samples collected, cyanobacteria was dominate in 1 samples, 11 samples had toxins present ranging from 0.25 to 0.74 μg L⁻¹ (does not include non-detects).
Count of samples within each abundance category within the greater Caloosahatchee River Estuary (see grey box on map) | |
Cell Abundance (Cells L⁻¹) | Number |
not present/background (0-1,000) | 104 |
very low (>1,000-10,000) | 4 |
low (>10,000-100,000) | --- |
medium (>100,000-1,000,000) | --- |
high (>1,000,000) | --- |
Chlorophyll fluorescence for coastal southwest Florida for 2022-01-11 (Data Source: NOAA NCCOS)
Red Tide Prediction and Tracking for coastal Southwest Florida from FWC and USF link.
Upper and lower water column HAB (Red Tide) forecasted trajectories from Ocean Circulation Group at USF.
Statewide Gulf of Mexico coastal Red Tide forecast from FWC and USF.
Daily and 7-day moving mean discharge to Charlotte Harbor. | ||||
Date | USGS Site ID | Site Name | Daily Discharge (Ac-Ft d⁻¹) | Mean 7-d Discharge (Ac-Ft d⁻¹) |
01-11 | 02296750 | Peace River | 277.7 | 302.1 |
02297100 | Joshua Creek | 25.6 | 26.6 | |
02298202 | Shell Creek | 77.2 | 82.8 | |
02298880 | Myakka River | 53.8 | 57.6 | |
02299472 | Big Slough | 4.5 | 6.0 | |
'---' values indicate missing data either in the current day or past 7-days. | ||||
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